2 Burglarized Occupied Nassau County Home: Police

Two young men were arrested for burglarizing an occupied Flower Hill home on Friday morning, police say.

According to authorities, Arsati Urbina, 20, of Mineola, and Dylan Silber, 17, of East Williston, entered a Hunters Lane home through an open garage door at approximately 2:50 a.m. A 61-year-old woman inside the home heard voices and woke up her 28-year-old son who yelled and chased the burglars out the door, police say.

The men fled the scene with cash, jewelry and other assorted items, police say. No injuries were reported.

Officers located Urbina and Silber on Charles Street and Congress Avenue in Mineola at 4:53 a.m. Police say the men were walking up and down multiple driveways and looking into cars with a flashlight. The men were arrested and the proceeds from the burglary were recovered.

Urbina and Silber are each being charged with second-degree burglary and unlawful possession of marijuana. Urbina was additionally charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. The men were arraigned on Saturday in First District Court in Hempstead.

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